The problem of POPs is quite new for Kazakhstan. The population knows a little what POPs are, as a result of what activity they are formed, what danger POPs represent for people health. Thus, informing public about POPs and involving of the most active groups into the problem solving activities is extremely important.

The project will promote raising awareness of the population about POPs by means of realization of a number of information and educational activities.

The project tasks:
1) To conclude cooperation agreements with potential partners of the project (municipal government, state educational departments, Universities, Medical academy, representatives of mass-media).
2) To inform heads of the industrial enterprises of Astana and farmers, schoolchildren, students and their parents, teachers of the higher schools about POPs danger.
4) To promote a special appeal to the Parliament and the Government on behalf of the public of Astana with the request to ratify the Stockholm convention about POPs.
5) To draw mass-media attention to the problem and widely inform people about situation with POPs in Kazakhstan.

To realize the project tasks, a number of meetings and seminars will be arranged with different target groups to involve state departments, industrial enterprises representatives, farmers into the project activity, information materials will be published and widespread among wide audience, lectures at the universities will be given, a range of environmental actions with participation of students will be held, press-conference will be conducted, a special appeal to the Government will be developed.